Dictionary entry

μαλακός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

μαλακός, -ή, -όν,

[in LXX: Pr 25:15 (רַךְ) Pr 26:22 (כְּמִתְלַהֲמִים)*;]

soft;

1. prop., to the touch (opp. to σκληρός): of clothing, pl., Mt 11:8, Lk 7:25.

2. Of persons and their mode of living;

(a) mild, gentle;

(b) soft, effeminate: I Co 6:9 (prob. in obscene sense, cf. Deiss., LAE, 1504; MM, xvi; Zorell, s.v.).†